At LPPI’s 2026 Policy in Action Summit, 16 Policy Fellows travelled to Sacramento to connect with those in the driver’s seat of change. On January 26, the first day of programming, fellows heard from leaders in policymaking, were acknowledged on the Senate Floor, and met with legislative offices. Their day began with a “Pathways to…
On January 6, LPPI hosted “The Altadena Recovery: Who Gets to Come Back?”, a webinar bringing together researchers and partners on the ground to mark the one-year anniversary of the Eaton wildfire. LPPI director of research Silvia González and senior research analyst Gabriella Carmona opened the program with their research on Altadena’s housing and small…
Parsing through data until 4 am. Eyes glued to the Watch Duty app. Every minute, a new Slack notification. That’s what the immediate days were like for UCLA LPPI director of research Silvia R. González after the Pacific Palisades and Altadena wildfires broke out. Like many Angelenos, González watched the wildfires grow each hour on…
On November 6, UCLA LPPI Faculty Expert, Glenda Flores, a professor of Chicano/Latino studies in the School of Social Sciences at UC Irvine, presented research from her new book, The Weight of the White Coat: Latinos Navigating American Medicine. The event was convened in Sacramento alongside the California Latino Caucus, the California Wellness Foundation, and…
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